Nov 27 2010

What to Do When the F.B.I. Knocks

Many people are no doubt busy checking their shopping lists. For Wall Street executives here is a new list to keep handy: What to do if the F.B.I. shows up at your home or office. The law firm O’Melveny & Myers has issued an alert to clients with a few pointers. First thing? Ask for [...]


Nov 12 2010

Cindy McCain Knocks ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Ban on Gays in Military

Cindy McCain is appearing in a new video ad sharply critical of the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays — the very law her husband, Sen. John McCain, is battling to keep on the books. “Our political and religious leaders tell LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender] youth that they have no future,” McCain [...]


Oct 13 2010

Rand Paul Knocks Bill Clinton Over Lewinsky Scandal

Rand Paul hit back hard at Bill Clinton on Monday, making a crack about the former president’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky after Clinton attacked the Senate candidate’s ideas as “radical.” Clinton was in Kentucky stumping for Paul’s opponent, Jack Conway, who he called “a practical progressive common-sense moderate who has actually done things and actually [...]


Jul 10 2010

ScienceBlogs, CNN Learn New-Media Ethics at School of Hard Knocks

That you are reading this means you have some interest in how the new media operate. The ethics of online news operations are still being developed on the fly, shifting a bit as each new tech development kicks in. In the past couple of days, a couple of spectacular failed “experiments” have been playing out [...]